At a special celebratory event, the #AgaKhan Academy, Maputo was inaugurated by Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique, and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal, in the presence of Prince Rahim Aga Khan. The Aga Khan #Academy in #Maputo is part of a network of Academies established by His Highness the Aga Khan. For more about the event: For more about the @Aga ...
Superstar miler caps excellent week for Sea The Stars. Baaeed's scintillating performance in the Gr.1 Lockinge Stakes on Saturday was the highlight of an excellent week for Gilltown Stud resident SEA THE STARS. The Shadwell homebred won his third Group 1 over a mile by three-and-a-quarter lengths, to remain unbeaten in seven starts and confirm himself as one of the most ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Of all the subjects taught in universities, history is scarcely understood among intellectuals and lay people in any depth. This inadequacy is brought out in various ways. Some show, at best, a condescending tolerance for professional historians. Others worship them as men with "fantastic memories." In this article, I discuss the nature and uses of history and try to answer two essential questions: What is history? And how does the study of history benefit a group of people at a given moment of time? My examples will be drawn primarily from Islamic history. Finally, I will make a few general remarks why I think the study of history has a special place in our community at present. First, the nature ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 13 May 2022 - Yesterday, Monsignor Edgar Peña Parra, the Substitute for the Secretariat of State at the Vatican, was welcomed at the Ismaili Centre Lisbon by Prince Rahim Aga Khan, accompanied by Mr Nazim Ahmad, the Diplomatic Representative of the Ismaili Imamat to Portugal, and Mr Rahim Firozali, President of the Ismaili National Council. The meeting offered an ...
Eji Shahna khat aavya vira jampudip manhe Kain lavya lavya Chandan vira. Da'i s were sent to the Indian subcontinent by Imams residing in Persia to teach the Ismaili interpretation of Islam beginning in the late 11th or early 12th century. The da'is, who were known by the Persian term pir, composed ginans to explain the message of Revelation to non-Arabic ...
Homebred colt heads to Jockey Club after Group 3 success. Aga Khan Studs homebred VADENI looks a lively contender for next month's Prix du Jockey Club, following an easy victory in the Gr.3 Prix de Guiche at Chantilly on Tuesday. Already a Listed winner and Group-placed at two, the son of Churchill won by two-and-a-half lengths. "The pacemaker [Kotari] did a ...
FRCBLOG.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1983: "Children need to be cared for from the time they are conceived until they reach maturity ..."; Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah: "The immediate religious duty of all my spiritual children is to learn perfect infant care from conception till maturity."] ARTICLE: The Women's Health Protection Act, more aptly referred to as the "Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act," is the most pro-abortion piece of legislation ever seen at the federal level. Its existence underscores the profound worldview divide between Republicans and Democrats, who increasingly disagree on the definition of personhood. While Republicans routinely vote to recognize preborn babies as human beings deserving of the protection of our nation's laws, Democrats now regularly vote for abortion despite advances in embryology and technology that make the medical and moral case of the humanity of preborn children undeniable. Consider the legislation itself. The bill, which ...
Shereen Kassam is an internationally touring stand-up comedian, podcast host, and sought-after speaker. A budding entrepreneur, Shereen founded an online health & wellness boutique, My Pain Center, and was recognized by ...
Global -- The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) is delighted to announce the launch of the new IIS website, which benefits from a complete redesign and the addition of several exciting new features. The new site's development has been shaped by feedback collected from hundreds of IIS staff, students, and other website users in an initial evaluation stage, with the goal ...
Daughter of Sea The Stars now favourite for the Oaks. Emily Upjohn shot to the head of the Oaks market yesterday following an impressive five-and-a-half-length victory in the Gr.3 Musidora Stakes at York. The unbeaten SEA THE STARS filly, bred by Lordship Stud and Sunderland Holding and owned by Tactful Finance and S Roden, is closely related to dual Derby winner ...
Photo: Tom Lappas/Henrico Citizen. Please click on image for article. The nearly 1000 members of the Ismaili Muslim Jamat (community) residing in and around Richmond, Virginia, have a new 12,780 square foot Jamatkhana in Glen Allen, in Henrico County. The official opening of the Jamatkhana took place on May 6, 2022. Glen Allen is 13 kilometres from Richmond, the state capital, and ...
Global -- As part of the one percent of the population who stammer (stutter), I know first-hand the challenges that come with having one. I remember the feeling of dread when being asked my name or if I had to speak on the telephone. Ever since I was young, I've been on a journey to find the courage to face my ...
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Musician and patron of the Arts, Humanities, and Sciences Afraaz Adam Mulji discusses conceptualism with Dr. Ulrike Khamis, CEO of Aga Khan Museum. Dr. Ulrike Khamis, Director and Chief Executive Officer, ...
ITREB USA is pleased to launch the first book in the Living Ismaili Traditions Series from the IIS, Ismaili Festivals: Stories of Celebration written by Dr. Shiraz Kabani. This session highlights Dr. Kabani's USA tour to Austin, TX and Chicago, IL, featuring thought-provoking and engaging insights by Dr. Kabani, musical performances of pieces from the book, and Q&As from Jamati members across ...
Plant-Based Canada (www.plantbasedcanada.org) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the well-being of humans, the environment and all its life forms. Poor nutrition plays a significant role in our current epidemic of ...
Global -- "I volunteer because it is a chance to be part of something bigger than myself," says Roza Amanbekova, a senior Communications and Media student from the University of Central Asia (UCA). "It is discovering the world and making it better." This article is part of The Ismaili's Enhancing Civil Society series, in which we highlight stories about members of ...
John Halani As thousands of Ugandan-Asian refugees prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of their arrival in Canada later this year after being ousted from Uganda, John Halani will be remembered as the man who helped scores of them resettle in Greater Vancouver, writes award winning journalist and acclaimed author Fabian Dawson in a special column published on May 9, 2022 in ...
#Speech made by Princess Zahra #AgaKhan at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the #CancerCareCentre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 10 April 2022. Read her full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
MINDMATTERS.AI -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1964: "You must not believe that you are here for what is only one existence, and that thereafter, you have to account for nothing."] ARTICLE: A recent study found that religious believers who embrace accountability to God (as distinct from church attendance, prayer and meditation) experience higher levels of psychological well-being on three of the four variables: mattering to others, dignity and meaning in their lives. The study also found that this relationship is stronger among those who pray more often, suggesting that accountability coupled with communication may be a powerful combination for well-being. Co-author Dr. Kent, said "People who embrace theistic accountability see themselves as answerable to God. They welcome responsibilities that are associated with their faith and view accountability to God as a gift that helps them lead happy and successful lives." As for happiness, that came from other aspects of the respondents' faith such as the ...
ARCHIVE.PH -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2006: "A healthy sense of public integrity, in my view, will be difficult to nurture over time without a strong religious underpinning."] ARTICLE: In his Farewell address, President George Washington said something many modern Americans would find nonsensical: "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports" and offered two reasons why. Firstly, he referred to oaths taken in courts of law or on assuming public offices. Such oaths invoked God as a witness and, for the genuinely religious, any deceit carried the fear of penalty in the afterlife. Secondly, he said "Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion." Echoing this, President John Adams said: "I never read of an irreligious character in ... history, nor have I known one in life, who was not a rascal. Name ...
Ottawa, Canada, 9 May 2022 - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called for action to tackle climate change - a major factor contributing to the world's worsening refugee crisis. Last month Mr Grandi addressed government officials and diplomats at a reception hosted in his honour at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in Ottawa. The main purpose ...
Jalal Jaffer was born in 1945 in a small town called Kitale, in the highlands of Kenya. He moved to Kampala, Uganda, with his family when he was three and spent ...
The Tayyibi Ismaili scholar and author Idris Imad al-Din (d. 1468 CE) was the chief da'i of the Yemeni Ismaili da'wa, descended from the prominent al-Walid family, who led the Tayyibi Musta'lian Ismaili administration for more than three centuries. Thus, Idris had access to the literary heritage of the Ismailis, including the majority of the surviving Fatimid texts. In his seven-volume ...
Golf Canada announced that Salimah Mussani has been named as Women's Head Coach for Team Canada. Mussani will oversee the development of Canada's top female amateur and professional golfers with the ...
Siyouni and Sea The Stars scored Listed winners on a busy weekend. Both SIYOUNI and SEA THE STARS were responsible for Stakes winners over the weekend. In France, the strikingly marked Coeur Macen, bred by Haras du Quesnay, became SIYOUNI's 62nd individual Stakes winner when taking the Listed Prix Bedel at Lyon Parilly. Trainer Jean-Paul Gauvin said the mare, who runs ...
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for April 2022 -- Each month enjoy the most popular new articles and videos viewed by the Jamat from over 36 of the best Ismaili websites with just one click! 'Most popular' means most viewed post(s) on each website (excluding duplicate postings, Event Alerts and COVID-19 advice) without social media influence. NOTE: Posts are randomly ordered.
Mohamed Assani is a genre-defying sitarist and composer, known for being a proactive ambassador for his rich musical tradition. This Mother's Day, he has released a new music video, titled Lullaby ...
USA -- President Joe Biden hosted an Eid al-Fitr celebration at the White House on Monday, May 2nd, 2022. The event was attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps, elected representatives, and Muslim community leaders from across the country. Several members of the Ismaili community, including White House and Congressional staff, civic engagement organization representatives, and Ismaili Council for the USA ...
Portugal -- A collection of personal photographs -- never published before -- offers a fascinating glimpse into the work and life of Mawlana Hazar Imam. Português In 1984, shortly before the inauguration of the Ismaili Centre Vancouver, a young local photographer was commissioned to take photos of the building and its gardens during the final construction phase. A few months later, ...
Portugal -- Uma colecção de fotografias pessoais - muitas nunca antes publicadas - oferece um vislumbre fascinante da obra e da vida de Mawlana Hazar Imam. English Em 1984, pouco antes da inauguração do Centro Ismaili de Vancouver, um jovem fotógrafo local foi encarregue de tirar fotografias do edifício e dos seus jardins, durante a fase final de construção. Alguns meses ...
GOOGLE.COM -- What then of the seventies? Is it possible to define the dimensions of the challenge which lies ahead? I must immediately remind you that Mawlana Hazar Imam has on many occasions said he has no patience with reformers of the Ismaili faith. Ismailism does not need to be reformed. Institutions and administrative machinery can and have been modified by others better structured to meet needs, however this is not reforming the faith. With rapid change we have witnessed in East Africa during this decade; with the emergence of a new, university educated generation; with value systems challenged, the very foundation on which our community's social structure has been based is being questioned; with possible impatience with status quo by the youth ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Mawlana Hazar Imam said to the Hon. Editor of Africa Ismaili: "I am very happy with your publication. You are doing very good work. Keep it up. I want to see this magazine to go on being published." ~~ Al Hajieh Her Highness Mata Salamat Begum Sultan Muhammad Aga Khan said: "I heartily congratulate you on the excellent quality of your magazine, the dynamic and modern outlook of your production. All the articles are most interesting, also your wide and up-to-date information about the Jamat in different countries makes a link in the chain of unity and brotherhood of our community all over the world." ~~ Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan: "sincerely hope that the Africa Ismaili may find ...
Ruba Kana'an, historian of Islamic art at University of Toronto Mississauga's (UTM) Department of Visual Studies considers how art and architecture enrich our lives and the stories it tells about people ...
Portugal -- O Youth & Sports e o ITREB agradecem a todos os que participaram no fim de semana na Tapada de Mafra. Segue-se um "cheirinho" do que por lá se passou. Esperamos que se tenham divertido! English Durante a nossa aventura, entrámos no maravilhoso mundo das abelhas e tivemos a oportunidade de aprender mais sobre elas e sua importância nas ...
Portugal -- Youth & Sports and ITREB would like to thank everyone who took part in the weekend at Tapada de Mafra. Check out a little bit of what happened there. We hope you had fun! Portuguese During our adventure, we entered the wonderful world of bees and had the opportunity to learn more about them and their importance in our ...
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- ACADEMYOFIDEAS.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: This otherwise outstanding video suggests "profiting from the truths of the great religions can be accomplished through a personal effort." However, as Hazrat Ali warns us, "To devote oneself to the religious life without being taught is to resemble the mill-donkey going round and round without moving from the place." ~~ Hazar Imam, 1965: "When the Faith is broken down everything goes with it: the family, society, the individual, the intelligence."] ARTICLE: Today many view religion with derision and scorn, considering this as a sign of enlightenment and progress. In a 1937 Yale University lecture titled Psychology and Religion, Carl Jung called atheism the "urban neurosis" and wrote "Among those in the second half of life there has not been one whose problem, in the last resort, was not that of finding a religious outlook on life." Perhaps without some form of a religious outlook man descends into the chaos of nihilism, totalitarianism, and hatred of self and society. And for those who think science has ...
